Book Review Archives
I can't quite put into the words the effect that Tom Wright has had upon my life. He along with men like Dallas Willard and Richard Foster, have helped reshape my thinking in ways I would not have believed possible just 10 years ago. But it is without a doubt Bishop Wright who has re-envisaged me into a life in the kingdom that is here and now, not at the end of time with a theology that has reshaped my eschatology and my entire world-view.

Rarely do you find a man with the gifting to write the deepest and most thought provoking theology who can then turn around and communitcate so accessibly as Tom Wright. The Crown and The Fire - Meditations on the Cross and the Life of the Spirit is a wonderful book. Every chapter encouraged and enlivened my faith and my practice. These thirteen short devotional chapters captured my imagination and left me in awe of the plan and story of our God. This is highly recommended. In fact I'd give it five lips. (you don't wanna know)

Mark Feliciano

I can't tell you how refreshing I found this book. I have read quite a few books pertaining to spiritual formation and Christian disciplines, and this is by far my favorite. The authors writing style is simple, casual, yet full of awareness of and for the importance of the subject matter. It is by far and away the single most practical book I have read on spiritual disciplines. The author doesn't simply talk in obscure mysterious concepts, she punctuates the manuscript with wonderful examples and creative ideas for actually DOING the disciplines, all in a way that make you want to put down the book and run to be with God.

The forward to the book is by Henri Nouwen, here is quote from his forward: "There are few books in which a solid biblical vision and a practical, hands-on approach are so well integrated. When you have read and lived this book, you have been in touch with the best that Christian spirituality has to offer."

I completely agree! If you are even slightly interested in pursuing Christian disciplines as a means of grace to life in Christ, this should be a must read. I give 5 Icons!

Mark Feliciano


audio to live by

Jason Z. - Waters of Baptism

Jason Z. - Mary's Magnificat

Jason Z. - A New kind of People
Part 1 - God's StoryPart
Part 2 - Formation for Community.
Part 3 - Living in the World

Alan Hartung - Boundry Markers

Alan Hartung's - Podcast

N.T. Wright - Renewed Creation
 
N.T. Wright - St. Paul & Empire  

  
   


Co-developed for our Thursday Night Formation Study by Jason Zahariades and Mark Feliciano. This a five part look at what God has really been doing on the earth and our part in it.

Wonderful small group resource PDF format.

<click here to download>


For those of you who have been asking for more of Jason Z's materials. Here are five Papers Jason wrote while at Fuller Seminary. (In Word DOC format)

1. A Survey of Paul’s Pneumatology <get it>

2. Developing A Holistic Ecclesiology for the Emerging Church <get it>

3. Exploring an Ecclesiology for the Free Church <get it>

4. The Contemorary Time-Space Compression in North America and the Missional Chruch's Response <get it>

 

 

Abandonment to Divine Providence — Jean-Pierre De Caussade
Life Together — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Celebration of Discipline — Richard Foster
Windows of the Soul— Ken Gire
The Reflective Life — Ken Gire
Theology for the Community of God – Stanley Grenz
Missional Church – Darrell Guder (editor)
The Critical Journey – Janet Hagberg & Robert Guelich
The Imitation of Christ — Thomas a Kempis
Practicing the Presence of God — Brother Lawerence
Mere Christianity — C.S. Lewis
The Great Divorce — C.S. Lewis
Discovering the Character of God — George MacDonald
Knowing the Heart of God – George MacDonald
Finding Faith — Brian McLaren
More Ready Than You Realize – Brian McLaren
A New Kind of Christian — Brian McLaren
The Story We Find Ourselves In – Brian McLaren
Shaped by the Word – M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
Changed Into His Likeness — Watchman Nee
What Shall This Man Do — Watchman Nee
Church Without Walls — Jim Petersen
Lifestyle Discipleship — Jim Petersen
For the Life of the World – Alexander Schmemann
Soul Feast - Marjorie J. Thompson
The Essence of the Church – Craig Van Gelder
The Younger Evangelicals – Robert Webber
Hearing God — Dallas Willard
Renovation of the Heart — Dallas Willard
Spirit of the Disciplines — Dallas Willard
The Divine Conspiracy — Dallas Willard
The Orthodox Way - Bishop Kallistos Ware
Following Jesus — N.T. Wright
The Challenge of Jesus — N.T. Wright
What Saint Paul Really Said — N.T. Wright


Here are a few sites we visit when
we need to remind ourselves that
we're not crazy!


Promotes the practice of spititual
disciplines by connecting persons
who desire to seriously pursue
spiritual formation.


Allelon
Mark Pirdy's Church affiliation group

The Ooze
A really great site with many excellent articles and resources


What is Church?
The name says it all.
   
Next-Wave
An online web-e-zine where subscriptions are free and delivered right to your Mac. You do have a mac don't you?

Emergent Village
Another missional community
 
Next Reformation
Very cool Ancient/future site